Meaning of elaidin | Babel Free

Definitions

A solid isomeric modification of olein.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Elaïdin is saponified by alkalis, yielding glycerin and a salt of elaïdic acid. The Unguentum oxygenatum and U. citrinum of the pharmacopœias, prepared from hog’s lard with nitric acid, contain impure elaïdin.”

“After twenty-four hours, the hardness of the product is such that it is impervious to, and sometimes rings when struck with, a glass rod, but this character is also possessed by the elaïdins yielded by arachis and lard oils.”

““Elaïdins” give much lower dispersions than the oils from which they are produced.”

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